Maggie Moo

In the middle of January during the coldest part of the year, I looked out the back door one chilly morning to find this little girl sitting with Jade and Scout at our back steps. My immediate reaction was "Oh, No!", mainly because I knew I would have to surrender to the overwhelming love of animals I have, and probably keep her. Not that I didn't want her, it's just I have to be careful what K-9's call this place home, due to our chickens and rabbits and livestock, and sometimes the more dogs we have, the more chaos.

I took the next two weeks and put up a few 'Found' posters around some local convenient stores, called the local shelter and animal control facilities, and put ads in the local papers and online. If someone was seriously looking for this little girl, they would have called. Each day she stayed here, she became more and more a part of the family. It seemed inevitable that she was going to stay. Apparently she was 'dumped' out in the country, and since we live here, she found us. Our dogs usually make the stray dogs go away, but this one they didn't. I named her Maggie, which quickly turned into Maggie Moo, because she absolutely loves her toy cow. She and Scout play hours on end, and seem to truly love each other, never being far from each other's side. Jade is accepting of her, although with any new dog, Jade is a bit jealous, knowing the love and attention is spread a little more thin.

Being a Scottish Terrier mix, we were concerned with her chasing or even killing the chickens. Most terriers have that natural desire to do so. I reprimanded her once, and told her if she wanted to stay here, she was to leave them alone. She listened, and we have had no problems with her since. The best part about Maggie is she greets you in the mornings with a smile and a doggy hello. She actually makes these soft audible noises that really sound like she's talking to you, while showing her pearly whites at the same time. It's one of the best parts of my day. Looks like she is here to stay. Welcome to your new home Maggie....